A second accident on the A1(M) is adding to traffic misery on the motorway following a serious nine vehicle crash earlier this morning.

One lane is now closed on the southbound carriageway between Junction 6, for Welwyn and Welwyn Garden City, and Junction 4, the Hertford turn off, following the collision which happened at around 8.42am today (November 21).

This second collision comes after the A1(M) was finally reopened following a serious accident involving nine vehicles, which happened at 6.11am between Junction 3 for St Albans and Junction 1 for the M25.

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Several people have been injured as a result of the crash and motorists are facing delays of an hour and a half on the motorway, according to Traffic England, with congestion stretching back to Junction 9, for Letchworth GC, Baldock and Hitchin.

The second collision is now adding to the already heavy traffic on the motorway this morning.